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抵消
dǐ xiāo
Meaning
- to offset
- to counteract
- to cancel out
Definition
指两种相反的作用或事物彼此中和，使各自的效果消失。
To offset; to cancel out; to neutralize.
Usage
常用于描述正面与负面、收益与损失、权利与义务等相互抵消的情况。可以是具体事物，也可以是抽象概念。
Used to describe situations where positive and negative effects, gains and losses, rights and obligations, etc., cancel each other out. It can refer to concrete objects or abstract concepts.
Examples
- 1 他的优点和缺点相互抵消了。 (His strengths and weaknesses cancel each other out.)
- 2 这次投资的收益正好抵消了之前的亏损。 (The gains from this investment exactly offset the previous losses.)
- 3 两个力的大小相等、方向相反，因此相互抵消。 (The two forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, so they cancel each other out.)
- 4 公司通过裁员来抵消成本上升的影响。 (The company offset the impact of rising costs by laying off employees.)
- 5 这种药物的副作用可以通过服用另一种药物来抵消。 (The side effects of this drug can be offset by taking another medication.)
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